Head of Communications

Head of Communications
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £52,000-£57,000
Closing date: Monday 15th June at 09:00am

About The Yard:

The Yard is an award-winning charity delivering place-based family support across Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow and Fife to more than 3,700 disabled children and young people and their families.

About the role:

We are seeking a Head of Communications to lead our communications, public affairs and profile work to make the organisation the unmistakable voice on place-based, whole-family support.

You will be part of our executive team and responsible for making decisions that impact the whole organisation and shape how family support models are understood and adopted across Scotland.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing a 12–18-month communications and public affairs strategy that positions The Yard as a sector leader
• Leading with a media-first approach to secure high-value national and regional media coverage
• Building relationships with policy teams, sector bodies and strategic partners
• Overseeing content strategy for our website, socials and newsletters to ensure consistent, evidence-led messaging and audience growth

About you:

Our culture is central to our success, and the successful applicant will need to lead and manage in line with our values.

This job is for you if you have:

• Senior communications experience with a strong track record in media relations, campaign delivery and public affairs
• Proven success securing national media coverage and managing broadcast interviews
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong strategic thinking, project management and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of leading and developing a small team

If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

You can also go to our website where you can learn more about The Yard, access the job description and download our application and equal opportunity forms: https://theyardscotland.org.uk/head-of-communications/

Please send a completed application form to jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk by our closing date of Monday 15th June at 09:00am

Stage one interviews will be held on Thursday 25th & Friday 26th June

The second stage interviews will follow on Thursday 2nd July

The Yard aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on any grounds.